Hardcore

Hardcore music is a high-energy genre characterized by its fast-paced rhythms, aggressive instrumentation, and often, screamed or shouted vocals. Emerging in the 1980s as a fusion of punk's intensity and metal's heaviness, hardcore evolved into various sub-genres, including electronic hardcore, which incorporated elements of techno and trance. The genre's heyday spanned the 1980s to 1990s, with its cultural significance rooted in its DIY ethos and anti-establishment sentiment. Hardcore's energetic beats and distorted synths often overlap with genres like gabber and drum and bass, but its distinct blend of breakdowns, distorted basslines, and frantic drum patterns sets it apart. With its intense live performances and sense of community, hardcore music has maintained a devoted following, influencing a range of styles from metalcore to electronic dance music.

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Failing You
Single - Released August 18, 2025

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808iuli
ACCVSED
Against All Ødds
Age of Apocalypse
Al Storm
Andy the Core
Art Of Fighters
B-Front
BASS DEMON
Bane
Battery
Bayway NJ
Bent By Sorrow
Bloodfire
Boiler Room
Bryan Fury
Chaos Project
Chrono
Criminal
D-Ceptor
DJ Cashi
DR. GABBA
Darwin
Day-Mar
Death Before Dishonor
Diego Miranda
Dirty Workz
Dj Mad Dog
Dougal
Dr Phunk
E-Noid
Eksman
Euphony
Fracus
Fracus & Darwin
Gridiron
Haggus
Hellfish
Hellsystem
Hixxy
HolyRoller
Hot Leather
Hysta
Ice Nine Kills
In the Kingdom of Nightmares
Invoke
Joey Riot
KREZUS
Kadotettu Nuoruus
Killer MC
Knosis
Korsakoff
LARCɆNIA ROɆ
Lano
Lorna Shore
Malevolence
Meccano Twins
Micron
Mindustries
Motormouth Recordz
Nathan Aurora
Nitrogenetics
Nosferatu
Ophidian
PSYCHO-FRAME
Pig Pen
Pintglass
Prankster
REXANTHONY
Radium
Raptured
ReVERSE BOYZ
Rejecta
Rob IYF
Rory Sweeney
SANITY
Satronica
Seethe
Shelter
Slay
Slow Degrade
Smila
Snapcase
Stray Dogs HC
Sueco
Technikore
The Banner
The Outside Agency
Tokky Horror
Tripped
USAO
Unexist
Unfused
Vertile
Vieze Asbak
Void Settler
Will Ramos
Words of Concrete
X CLUB.
idontknowjeffery
808iuli
Creeds
Ice Nine Kills
Sueco
Brennan Heart
KREZUS
Lorna Shore
Knocked Loose
Kublai Khan TX
DJ Daddy Trance
Angerfist
Issey Cross
Hatebreed
Sefa
Vieze Asbak
Sullivan King
Lil Texas
Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard
Refused
Zensery
Banda Go Home
The Dark Horror
Jarfaiter
Phuture Noize
Odium
carolesdaughter
Vertile
Dr Phunk
MC Spyda
B-Front
The Purge
ANIZYZ
Medusa
Parkineos
Tha Watcher
DIKKE BAAP
Bad Brains
Sweet Pill
Dead Fish
Malevolence
Miss K8
Slay
Dying Wish
PSYCHO-FRAME
Angelmaker
Every Time I Die
Pat B
idontknowjeffery
DJ Cashi
Evil Activities
Will Ramos
Afourteen
Terror
Dj Mad Dog
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Poison The Well
Anime
Anderex
Hixxy
Rejecta
Eksman
Sunbeam
Guilt Trip
GRAVEDGR
Kill AZYN
DR. GABBA
Audiofreq
Megastylez
Da Mouth of Madness
Guizcore
t+pazolite
The Darkraver
Rise Of The Northstar
Borai
Hysta
X CLUB.
Dougal
Spitnoise
The Viper
Endymion
Chimaira
Jassin
USAO
Korsakoff
Nosferatu
F. Noize
Evil Empire
Jimmy Urine
Agnostic Front
Technikore
Get The Shot
CALYPSO
3 Steps Ahead
Loic D
Madball
Broken Minds
Outta Pocket
Malice
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